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Dillon Examiner

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1943

Page

6

Wisdom News Highlights A Busy Winter Week

Mrs. Ted Woodard returns to Wisdom from a week in Butte and attends her nephew Donald Teboe’s funeral. Harold Capehart arrives for a visit. Mr. Capehart previously worked in Spokane on defense work. Masons hold regular meeting with Ralph Huntley as Worshipful Master and set yearly plans. Bridge club hosts note prizes for high scores. Snow plow crews battle severe winter with delays and road closures. Clergy, officials, and residents assist as illnesses and hospital stays occur. Community events include tuberculin seal sale report, cancelation of a card party, season ticket sales, and a birthday party for Monte Moran. The town mourns the death of C. W. Francis.

Ted Woodard Wisdom Butte J. Teboe Mrs. Woodard Donald Teboe Harold Capehart Capehart Missoula Roy Murray Spokane Wash Masonic Temple Ralph Huntley Huntley Leonard Smith Contract Bridge Club Raymond Johnson Gerald ZeBarth George Helming Allan Spencer Dillon Dan Maine Dillon Hospital Blaze Sugar Douglas Morrison T. English Barrett Hospital Squaw Creek Frank Pendleton June Pendleton Forest Service All-Star Club Elmer Jensen B. Elsworth Monte Moran John Helming Marlene Morrison Gale Huntley C. W. Francis Big Hole Basin The Wisdom Church

Sunday Services At First Lutheran Church

Leonard Thompson, pastor, announces services for Sunday January 31 with Sunday school at 11 00 am and divine worship. No services in Jackson or Wisdom this month due to road conditions. Services are planned for the first Tuesday and Wednesday of March.

Leonard Thompson Jackson Wisdom

Service Men News From Dillon in Wartime

Dillon residents hear from many service members and reserves. Walter Edwards reports to active duty at Camp Claiborne as second lieutenant. Local families note hospital stays, training, and relocations in Australia Fort Knox Wendover Field and North Africa are mentioned as destinations. New commissions and transfers include Kenneth R. Martin and Captain Robert Hamilton in New Guinea.

Walter F. Edwards Birch Creek CCC Camp Claibourne Edwards Dillon Kenneth R. Martin Normal College P. D. Martin Stanford Fargo N. D Department of Transportation Harrisburg Montana State Normal College Virginia City Army Fort Douglas Utah Robert “Red” Hamilton New Guinea Buna Gona Hamilton Bulldog

Meat Ration Helps War Fight With Thriving Croquettes

A wartime pantry guide notes scarce meat but directs readers to stretch meals for service members and allies. It outlines croquettes from nuts and chicken soup and a beef and potato hash ring using limited beef, potatoes, and consommé.

Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Marines

OPA Explains Price Control Effects on Food Costs

A. T. Peterson of the Office of Price Administration explains how price controls influence living costs using U S Department of Labor data. Between May 12 and Dec 15 1942 controlled foods rose 1.2 percent while uncontrolled foods climbed 29.8 percent, showing stabilizing effects where controls apply.

A. T. Peterson Office of Price Administration U. S. Department of Labor Statistics OPA

Melrose Students Receive Flag for Scrap Drive Efforts

Melrose high and public school students received a patriotic flag from Uncle Sam in gratitude for their prominent role in the scrap drive. Teachers will display the flag in the classroom with best discipline and scholastic records for specified periods.

Melrose Uncle Sam George Kambich Butte Mary Chinn Mr. Kambich Joe Bavan Murray Hospital Barbara Jean Trueman Charlene Trueman Helen Fassler Shirley Lively Barbara Jean Bill Connor Ekalaka Monica Connor Seattle Wash Bill Ora Connor Tom Connor Trapper Creek Leonard Norris Emma Mine Joe Henke Battle Ground Anne Fraser Henke Lily Jones Pocatello Dave Armstrong Clifford Reid Hamilton Ewing Grace Fuller

Beaverhead County Bond Sales Pace Highlighted

W. W. Hawkins reports Beaverhead sold 38193.75 in War Bonds from Jan 1 to 15, 95.05 percent of December total, ranking 20th in Montana per capita sales at 6.02. January Montana per capita sales average 4.75 with Fergus leading at 10.86. state quota set at 3.6 million for January. A Helena Federal Reserve note warns no county quotas and hints at a wartime mix of resolve.

W. W. Hawkins Beaverhead County Montana Fergus County Federal Reserve Bank Helena Hitler Tojo

Future Farmers Buy Bonds and Stamps Worth $2 333

William Evans of Beaverhead FFA reports members purchased $2,225 in war bonds and $108 in defense stamps plus a $50 bond and $2.75 in stamps from chapter funds. Bud Harrison leads 25 members as nine greenhands advanced to the chapter former degree after earning $25 in project work and leading a 15 minute group discussion. each received a silver emblem. Members named: Dick Hansen, Willard Casper, Jerzy Harrison, Erwin Marchesseau, Dean Nelson, Dale Pettit, Dic Pierce, Leonard Waldemar Preston Hughes.

William Evans Beaverhead Future Farmers of America F.F.A Bud Harrison Dick Hansen Willard Casper Jerzy Harrison Erwin Marchesseau Dean Nelson Dale Pettit Dic Pierce Leonard Waldemar Preston Hughes

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